(A) Single-family residential. The minimum landscaping requirements for single-family residential properties shall be fulfilled by native trees, shrubs, and ground covers, as specified: buffer and perimeter planting; interior planting; foundation planting; tree planting requirements; and preservation of existing native vegetation.
(B) Multifamily residential. The minimum landscaping requirements for multifamily residential properties shall be fulfilled by native trees, shrubs, and ground covers, as specified: buffer and perimeter planting; interior planting; foundation planting; parking lot and street trees; tree planting requirements; and preservation of existing native vegetation.
(C) Business. The minimum landscaping requirements for business properties shall be fulfilled by native trees, shrubs, and ground covers, as specified: buffer and perimeter planting; interior planting; foundation planting; parking lot and street trees; tree planting requirements; and preservation of existing native vegetation.
(D) Municipal. The minimum landscaping requirements for municipal properties shall be fulfilled by native trees, shrubs, and ground covers, as specified: buffer and perimeter planting; interior planting; foundation planting; parking lot and street trees; tree planting requirements; and preservation of existing native vegetation.
(E) Native use encouraged. In divisions (A) through (D) above, the landowner is encouraged to use native trees, shrubs, and ground covers suited for the soil, topography, and hydrology risk of the particular site, and to preserve existing native vegetation, in particular existing rare, threatened, and endangered plants.
(1998 Code, § 46-138) (Ord O-2009-04, passed 8-11-2009) Penalty, see § 155.999